Published 15:36 IST, May 12th 2020

Two of family killed in road accident while returning to Jaunpur in auto-rickshaw

Two members of a family were killed and three sustained serious injuries in Fatehpur when they were returning to Jaunpur from Mumbai in an auto-rickshaw and were hit by an unknown vehicle on Tuesday, police said.

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Two members of a family were killed and three sustained serious injuries in Fatehpur when y were returning to Jaunpur from Mumbai in an auto-rickshaw and were hit by an unkwn vehicle on Tuesday, police said.

Khaga Police Station SHO Satyendra Singh said that accident took place in morning near Mahicha Mandir police outpost.

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"Due to lockdown, a family of migrant labourers was returning from Mumbai to ir home district Jaunpur, when y were hit by an unkwn vehicle. Labourer Sanju Yav (33) and 6-year-old daughter Nandini died, while three people sustained injuries. injured have been hospitalised, while bodies of deceased have been sent for postmortem," Singh said.

He said a case has been registered in this regard, and efforts are on to nab vehicle and its driver, ding that ir family members have been informed about accident.

Meanwhile, in Rae Bareli, a 25-year-old migrant labourer hailing from Bihar's Gaya district died in Harchandpur area of district on Monday after being hit by a car, police said.

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SHO Harchandpur Anil Kumar Singh said, "Shiv Kumar Das was returning to his hometown from Bulandshahr, where he worked as a labourer, when he was hit by a car near Didauli. Police took him to district hospital, where doctors declared him de. His body has been sent to his hometown with two police jawans."

A case has been registered against driver of car following a complaint lodged by Rajesh Das, a friend of deceased, police said. 

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15:36 IST, May 12th 2020